Parli Italiano? Do you speak Italian?
Italian is a beautiful language. It sings to you, and it is fun to attempt speaking it back. Trying a few words in Italian when… Read More »Parli Italiano? Do you speak Italian?
Culture
Understanding Italy #2
Italy is such a delightful place to live in if you happen to be a man. – E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread,… Read More »Understanding Italy #2
La Fòcara
picture from www.visititaly.eu In January, Novoli celebrates “the days of fire” with the huge awe-inspiring bonfire of the Fòcara, as part of a festival dedicated… Read More »La Fòcara
Understanding Italy #1
No one knows for sure how many laws there are in Italy. The government declared, after a clear out by the “Minister for Simplification”, that… Read More »Understanding Italy #1
Eating out? Don’t obsess over TripAdvisor
You check your Instagram. Everyone is having the perfect meal, in a perfect restaurant on their perfect holiday… You deserve it too. But trying to… Read More »Eating out? Don’t obsess over TripAdvisor
Eating out in Puglia? The rules…
The only people eating in restaurants at 8pm are British tourists. At 8.30pm the German and Scandinavian tourists join them. Italians enjoy the occasion of… Read More »Eating out in Puglia? The rules…
Puglia or Apulia?
Puglia is how Italians refer to the region, derived from the historic Latin name Apulia. Traditionally English speakers have referred to the historic Apulia. But in… Read More »Puglia or Apulia?
Bloody history
“In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.… Read More »Bloody history